Love Lies Bleeding

Love Lies Bleeding

A gym manager falls for a bodybuilder in Love Lies Bleeding. Lou (Kristen Stewart) is a manager of a gym trying to escape her past relationship with her gun smuggler father, and beetle enthusiast, Lou Sr. (Ed Harris). Despite her estrangement from her father, Lou still maintains a relationship with her sister Beth (Jena Malone),…

The Disaster Artist

The Disaster Artist

The story behind the making of the infamous “so bad, it’s good” cult classic The Room is told in The Disaster Artist. Greg Sestero (Dave Franco) is an aspiring actor living in San Francisco. During an acting class in 1998, Greg meets the enigmatic Tommy Wiseau (James Franco) and is struck by his fearless stage presence. They two…

Neighbors

Neighbors

From director Nicholas Stoller (Forgetting Sarah Marshall), comes this comedy about new parents facing off against a fraternity that moves in next door.  Mac (Seth Rogen) and Kelly (Rose Byrne) are a married couple, who are still learning to get used to a domesticated lifestyle with their new baby daughter.  To their surprise, the vacant…

21 Jump Street

21 Jump Street

I consider Jonah Hill to be quite a funny actor when he is cast in the right type of movie.  21 Jump Street is not the right type of movie (don’t get me started on co-star Channing Tatum).  You can tell when an action-comedy isn’t really working when you are able to keep a straight face…

Fright Night (2011)

Fright Night (2011)

Fright Night is the latest in a long line of 1980s horror film to receive a remake.  I was able to check out the original (on the big screen) at the Toronto Underground Cinema a little over a month ago and I couldn’t help but compare the two, as I was watching the film. I can…